Getting it Together: A Whole-School Approach to Road Safety Education

A whole-school approach is dependent on schools, parents and communities working together to plan and implement road safety strategies within the school community.

This approach will be more effective if schools consider the three areas of the Health Promoting Schools Framework and the set of evidence based Principles for School Road Safety Education described in the Getting it Together: A Whole-School Approach to Road Safety Education resource.

The resource was distributed to all WA schools in 2009.

Schools working towards a whole-school approach in road safety education can attend a professional learning workshop that gives participants the opportunity to unpack the Getting it Together resource, and assess and plan strategies that will support their road safety initiatives.

School Road Safety Guidelines

When a school community makes the decision to implement road safety using a whole-school approach it is suggested that School Road Safety Guidelines are developed and supported by actions plans for each area of the Health Promoting Schools Framework.

These guidelines aim to keep young people safer in the traffic environment and encourage a shared commitment to road safety between parents, students and staff.

Guidelines that are developed in consultation with school community members and are clear and well communicated are morel likely to be implemented and effective.

Sample School Road Safety Guidelines are provided on the CD-ROM of the Getting it Together resource. The guidelines are also in a Word document enabling schools to insert their logo and relevant information.